Medline Sterile Large Cotton Balls - 100% Bleached Cotton, Pure White (Case of 25)

Premium Sterile Cotton Balls for Medical and Personal Care Applications

The Medline Sterile Large Cotton Balls provide essential absorbent materials for wound care, medication application, specimen collection, and countless other medical and personal care uses where sterile, highly-absorbent cotton is required. These professional-grade cotton balls are manufactured from 100% bleached cotton fibers and individually sterilized to ensure they meet the stringent quality and safety standards demanded by healthcare facilities, medical professionals, and discerning consumers who require reliable, sterile absorbent materials.

100% Bleached Cotton for Superior Absorbency and Purity

Manufactured exclusively from 100% bleached cotton fibers, these cotton balls deliver exceptional absorbency that makes them ideal for applications requiring rapid fluid uptake and retention. The bleaching process removes natural cotton oils, waxes, and impurities, creating pure white cotton fibers with enhanced wicking properties that draw fluids quickly into the cotton ball structure. This superior absorbency is essential for wound care applications where efficient absorption of blood, exudate, or antiseptic solutions is critical, as well as for cosmetic and personal care uses where complete fluid pickup without dripping or running is desired.

The 100% cotton composition ensures the balls are soft, gentle, and non-irritating against skin, making them suitable for use on sensitive areas, delicate tissues, or compromised skin without causing discomfort or abrasion. Unlike synthetic materials that may feel rough or scratchy, natural cotton fibers provide a soft, cushioning texture that patients find comfortable even during repeated applications or when used on tender, inflamed, or healing tissues.

The bleaching process also creates the pure white color that is standard in medical settings, providing a clean, professional appearance while allowing easy visualization of absorbed fluids. The white color makes it simple to assess the amount and character of drainage, blood, or other fluids absorbed by the cotton ball, which can provide valuable clinical information about wound healing, bleeding control, or specimen adequacy. For cosmetic applications, the white color ensures no dye transfer to skin or surfaces.

Soft, Uniform Size and Weight for Consistent Performance

These large cotton balls are manufactured to consistent size and weight specifications, ensuring uniform performance and predictable absorbent capacity across all cotton balls in every package. The standardized sizing eliminates the variability that can occur with irregular or poorly controlled manufacturing, where cotton balls may range from very small to oversized within the same package. This consistency is particularly important in clinical settings where healthcare providers need to know they can rely on each cotton ball to perform identically, whether they're using the first ball from a package or the last.

The large size provides generous surface area and absorbent capacity, making these cotton balls suitable for applications requiring significant fluid absorption or coverage of larger areas. The substantial size also makes the cotton balls easy to grasp and manipulate with gloved hands, forceps, or other instruments, supporting efficient use in clinical procedures where dexterity may be limited by protective equipment or procedural constraints. The size is optimized to balance adequate absorbent capacity with comfortable handling and cost-effectiveness.

The soft texture of these cotton balls ensures they compress and conform to irregular surfaces, allowing them to make good contact with wounds, skin folds, or other anatomical contours where complete fluid absorption or medication application is needed. The softness also means the cotton balls can be used for gentle cleansing or dabbing without causing trauma to delicate tissues or disrupting healing wounds.

Will Not Come Apart When Saturated

A critical quality feature of these premium cotton balls is their structural integrity when saturated with fluids. Unlike lower-quality cotton balls that may disintegrate, shed fibers, or fall apart when wet, these cotton balls maintain their cohesive structure even when fully saturated with blood, wound drainage, antiseptic solutions, or other liquids. This integrity is achieved through careful selection of cotton fiber length and manufacturing processes that create strong fiber-to-fiber bonding within the cotton ball structure.

The ability to remain intact when wet is essential for clinical applications where cotton ball fragments could contaminate wounds, interfere with healing, or create foreign body reactions if left in tissue. Healthcare providers can use these cotton balls confidently knowing they won't leave cotton fibers in wounds during cleansing or leave residue on skin during medication application. The structural integrity also means the cotton balls can be wrung out or compressed to express absorbed fluids without disintegrating, which is useful for certain specimen collection or fluid management applications.

For cosmetic and personal care uses, the non-shedding characteristic ensures cotton fibers don't stick to skin, leave residue on surfaces, or create a messy cleanup situation. Users can apply toners, astringents, nail polish remover, or other solutions with confidence that the cotton ball will remain intact throughout use.

Sterile for Infection Prevention and Clinical Safety

Each cotton ball is sterilized to eliminate bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms, making these cotton balls safe for use in wound care, surgical applications, and other clinical situations where sterile technique is required. The sterile packaging maintains sterility until the moment of use, allowing cotton balls to be opened directly onto sterile fields or used for wound care without introducing contamination that could lead to infections or delayed healing.

The sterile format is essential for healthcare facilities committed to infection prevention and patient safety. Using sterile cotton balls for wound cleansing, medication application to open wounds, or specimen collection helps prevent the introduction of pathogens that could cause surgical site infections, wound infections, or other healthcare-associated infections. The sterility also makes these cotton balls appropriate for use in operating rooms, procedure rooms, emergency departments, and other clinical areas where aseptic technique is standard practice.

For home healthcare, wound care, or personal medical use, sterile cotton balls provide peace of mind that the materials being applied to wounds or broken skin are free from contamination. This is particularly important for individuals with compromised immune systems, chronic wounds, or other conditions where infection risk is elevated.

Versatile Applications Across Healthcare and Personal Care

These sterile cotton balls serve countless applications across diverse healthcare and personal care settings. In clinical environments, they're essential for wound cleansing and debridement, application of topical medications and antiseptics, absorption of blood or exudate during procedures, specimen collection for laboratory testing, and preparation of injection sites. Emergency departments use them for bleeding control, wound care, and medication application. Operating rooms rely on them for surgical site preparation and intraoperative fluid management.

Physician offices, clinics, urgent care centers, and long-term care facilities use sterile cotton balls for routine wound care, minor procedures, and general patient care activities. Home healthcare providers depend on them for wound management, medication administration, and personal care for homebound patients. Dental offices use them for oral procedures and medication application.

Beyond clinical applications, these cotton balls are valuable for personal care uses including cosmetic application and removal, nail care and polish removal, first aid and home wound care, baby care and diaper area cleansing, and general hygiene applications. The sterile format makes them particularly appropriate for any personal care use involving broken skin, mucous membranes, or situations where infection prevention is a priority.

Large Size for Enhanced Coverage and Absorbency

The large size designation indicates these cotton balls are substantially larger than standard or small cotton balls, providing greater surface area for coverage and significantly higher absorbent capacity. The larger size is particularly valuable for applications requiring absorption of substantial fluid volumes, coverage of larger wound areas, or situations where multiple small cotton balls would be inefficient or impractical. The generous size also makes these cotton balls easier to handle, especially when wearing gloves or using instruments, reducing the fumbling or dropping that can occur with smaller cotton balls.

Non-Strung Design for Universal Applications

These cotton balls feature a non-strung design, meaning they are individual, separate cotton balls without connecting strings or threads. This design provides maximum versatility, allowing each cotton ball to be used independently for any application without the constraint of attached strings that might interfere with certain uses. The non-strung format is preferred for most medical and personal care applications where individual cotton balls are needed.

Not X-Ray Detectable - For External Use

These cotton balls are not x-ray detectable, indicating they are intended for external use and topical applications rather than for surgical packing or internal use where x-ray detectability would be required for surgical count verification. This specification helps healthcare providers select the appropriate cotton balls for their intended use, ensuring x-ray detectable products are used when required by surgical protocols while allowing cost-effective non-detectable products for external applications.

Bulk Packaging for Healthcare Facility Supply

Packaged in cases of 25 packages, this bulk format provides practical inventory for healthcare facilities, medical offices, home healthcare agencies, and other organizations with regular cotton ball usage. The case quantity ensures adequate supply for busy clinical areas while keeping storage requirements manageable. For materials management and clinical departments, the standardized case quantity simplifies ordering, inventory tracking, and par level management.

Key Features and Benefits

• 100% Bleached Cotton: Superior absorbency and purity for reliable performance
• Sterile: Individually sterilized for infection prevention and clinical safety
• Large Size: Generous dimensions provide enhanced coverage and absorbent capacity
• Soft and Gentle: Comfortable against skin, suitable for sensitive areas
• Uniform Size and Weight: Consistent performance across all cotton balls
• Maintains Integrity When Wet: Won't come apart or shed fibers when saturated
• Pure White Color: Professional appearance and easy fluid visualization
• Non-Strung: Individual cotton balls for versatile applications
• Not X-Ray Detectable: Appropriate for external use and topical applications
• Versatile Applications: Suitable for wound care, medication application, cosmetic use, and more
• Professional Grade: Meets healthcare quality standards
• Case of 25: Bulk packaging for facility supply management

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Medline Industries
• Brand: Medline
• MPN: DYND73032
• SKU: MEDYND73032-CS
• GTIN: 40080196469452
• Material: 100% bleached cotton
• Color: Pure white
• Size: Large
• Sterility: Sterile
• Strung: No (individual cotton balls)
• X-Ray Detectable: No
• Retail Packaging: No (bulk/institutional packaging)
• Case Quantity: 25 packages
• Unit of Measure: Case

Quality and Reliability for Healthcare and Personal Care

As part of Medline's comprehensive line of wound care and medical supplies, these sterile large cotton balls represent a commitment to quality, consistency, and performance. The combination of 100% bleached cotton, sterile processing, and quality manufacturing makes them a trusted choice for healthcare facilities, medical professionals, and consumers who require reliable absorbent materials for clinical and personal care applications. From hospital wound care to home first aid, these cotton balls deliver the softness, absorbency, and sterility that support safe, effective care.